5 Day Itinerary For Mawlamyine, Mon State & Karen State, Myanmar

5 days is a good amount of time in the Mawlamyine/Mon State/Karen State region and you will be able to see much that is on offer without rushing around, though there will still be some choices to be made.

Walk Lower Main Rd and Strand Road. Check out the architecture and get a feel for the area.
Yadanarbon (Queen’s) Monastery
Kawkhar Monastery
Mahamyatmuni pagoda
Uzina pagoda
Kayaikthalan pagoda
Watch the sunset from the view point

Thanks heaps for the info! I really want to get off the beaten track in Myanmar! Do you mind if I ask what kind of work you guys were doing with the locals? I’m there for a month soon, really looking forward to it 🙂

We were teaching a tourism English course as the area we were in was gearing up to start accepting mass tourism. If you’re interested in going to Mawlamyine we’d be happy to hook you up with a local teacher. I don’t think he’d be looking for anyone long term, but he’s always happy to drag an unsuspecting foreigner into his class room for an hour or two.